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In a move inspired by fictional watches, the Danish foreign ministry has created a night watch unit—not guarding against mythical foes, but to monitor the US president as Denmark is asleep.

This night monitoring begins at 5pm in Denmark daily and ends with a report produced at 7 a.m., which is then distributed across government departments and relevant offices covering what was said and developments taking place.

The role is believed to have been established following the diplomatic dispute involving Denmark and the US over Greenland this spring, when the US president suggested acquiring control of the resource-rich island.

Analysts note that this measure is one of multiple instances of how Danish diplomacy and its civil service have had to adjust to the new reality of the Trump's current term.

A source familiar with the foreign office remarked, “It's accurate to say that the situation in Greenland and the time zone gap separating Denmark and the US was quite an important reason prompting this system in the earlier months.”

Rather than everybody needing to immediately reach for their phones to stay informed on updates from the US, the foreign office said it had undertaken a coordinated approach to remain informed on the president's activities.

An expert, a ex- senior analyst at the defense intelligence service, stated that this move demonstrated, “as we have always known,” that the notion of the United States as Denmark's primary ally was dead. “Alliances are founded on shared principles and a common threat perception,” he added. “Trump shares neither of those with us and I would argue he lacks it with most Europeans.”